Another thought on Gethsemane. Most Christians believe Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. However, there is evidence that he may have actually done it in the Cave of Gethsemane. On the Mount of Olives, in Gethsemane is a winepress in a cave. During the oil pressing season it is very busy making olive oil from the trees on the Mount. However, in the spring, it was often used as a place for travelers to stay. In Mark, where the man (Mark himself) was found by the Roman soldiers in a blanket, and runs off naked, it suggests someone who was sleeping. What better place than the cave? Is it possible Christ prayed in a corner of the cave, and then left it to meet with Judas Iscariot and the soldiers? I think so. Another thought: rather than sleeping, maybe Mark was receiving initiatory temple ordinances, which would also explain his lack of clothing. Perhaps the cave was being used as a temporary place for ordinances, and Christ wanted the disciples to stay awake with him to receive an endowment, when the angel came to strengthen him.
K'aya K'ama, Gerald/gary Smith gszion1 @juno.com http://www .geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html "No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Marc: n.B. my example of Isaiah and how to read the confusing references to winepresses and the like. It's not winepresses that are important (although it's interesting to note that "Gethsemane" comes from a word meaning "winepress" but I digress), ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
